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Accident Terms and Definitions

 
 

Salvage
Property taken over by an insurer to reduce its loss.

Broker
A person who for payment of a fee procures insurance on your behalf.

Junk Title
A Junk Title is issued on a vehicle damaged to the extent that the cost of repairing the vehicle for safe operation exceeds its fair market value; or a vehicle that has been declared a total loss by an insurer or other state or jurisdiction.

Limits
The maximum amount of benefits the insurance company agrees to pay in the event of a loss.

Producer
A term applied to an agent, solicitor or other person who sells insurance.

Liability Insurance
Coverage for a policyholder's legal liability resulting from injuries to other persons or damage to their property.

Negligence
The absence of ordinary care.

Underinsured Motorist Coverage
Pays for bodily injury or wrongful death caused by an underinsured motor vehicle (that is, a vehicle which is insured, but at an amount that is less than your uninsured motorist bodily injury (UMBI) limits).

Loss Due To Fire Title
The vehicle sustained major damage due to fire. In most states, fire damage titles are issued when the cost of repairing the vehicle for safe operation exceeds its fair market value.

Claim
Notice to an insurer of a loss that under the terms and conditions of a policy may be covered.


Contact our Virginia Accident Lawyers if you have ever experienced a personal injury and think others are at fault for the accident.

 
Did You Know?    
 
 
In 2004, 1,638 Children Ages 14 Years And Younger Died In Motor Vehicle Crashes
In the United States during 2004, 1,638 children ages 14 years and younger died as occupants in motor vehicle crashes, and approximately 214,000 were injured. That’s an average of 5 deaths and 586 injuries each day. Half of those children were not wearing seat belts.

 


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Terms

 


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Witness

Definition:
Person who testifies under oath before a court, regarding what he/she has seen, heard or otherwise observed.

Towing & Labor Coverage

Definition:
Pays for towing charges when your car can’t be driven. Also pays labor charges, such as changing a flat tire, at the place where your car broke down.

Liability Insurance

Definition:
Coverage for a policyholder's legal liability resulting from injuries to other persons or damage to their property.

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Hot Topics

 

  • DUI Car Accidents
  • Aggresive Driving
  • Catastrophic Injuries
  • Speeding Accidents

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Virginia Car Accident Lawyers

 
If you live in one of the following cities and have been in an auto accident you should contact an Virginia Car Accident Lawyers as soon as possible:

  • Alexandria
  • Annandale
  • Arlington
  • Ashburn
  • Blacksburg
  • Burke
  • Centreville
  • Charlottesville
  • Chesapeake
  • Chester
  • Chesterfield
  • Christiansburg
  • Colonial Heights
  • Culpeper
  • Danville
  • Dumfries
  • Fairfax
  • Falls Church
  • Fredericksburg
  • Front Royal
  • Glen Allen
  • Hampton
  • Harrisonburg
  • Herndon
  • Hopewell
  • Leesburg
  • Lorton
  • Lynchburg
  • Manassas
  • Martinsville
  • Mc Lean
  • Mechanicsville
  • Midlothian
  • Newport News
  • Norfolk
  • Petersburg
  • Portsmouth
  • Powhatan
  • Radford
  • Reston
  • Richmond
  • Roanoke
  • Salem
  • Spotsylvania
  • Springfield
  • Stafford
  • Staunton
  • Sterling
  • Suffolk
  • Vienna
  • Virginia Beach
  • Waynesboro
  • Williamsburg
  • Winchester
  • Woodbridge
  • Yorktown
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